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Veronica Roth
Head and shoulders photo
Roth at the film premiere ofDivergentin California on March 18, 2014
BornVeronica Anne Roth[1]
(1988-08-19)August 19, 1988(age 35)
New York City,New York, U.S.
OccupationNovelist,short story writer
Alma materNorthwestern University(2010)
Period2011–present
GenreYoung adult,dystopianfantasy, adventure
Notable worksDivergenttrilogy
Spouse
Nelson Fitch
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(m.2011)​
Signature
V Roth
Website
www.veronicarothbooks.com

Veronica Anne Roth(born August 19, 1988) is an Americannovelistandshort storywriter, known for herbestsellingDivergenttrilogywhich has sold more than 35 million copies worldwide.

Personal and early life[edit]

Veronica Roth was born on August 19, 1988, inNew York City,and was raised primarily inBarrington, Illinois.[2]Her mother, Barbara Ross, is a painter who resides in Barrington.[2][3]She is the youngest of three children. Her parents divorced when she was five years old, and her mother remarried to Frank Ross, a financial consultant for landscaping companies.[2][4]Her brother and sister live in theChicagoarea.[2]

Roth is of German and Polish descent.[5][6]Roth says of her father: "He had a job, and worked far away. Now I have a good relationship with my stepdad."[7]Her maternal grandparents were concentration camp survivors, whose religious convictions pushed her mother away from religion. Roth learned aboutChristianityby attending a ChristianBible studyduring her high school years, and has since stayed with it.[4][8]

Roth went to Grove Avenue Elementary School, Prairie Middle School, andBarrington High School.[3]After one year atCarleton College,she transferred toNorthwestern Universityfor its creative writing program.[4][9]

Roth married photographer Nelson Fitch in 2011.[10]They reside in the Chicago area.[4]

Career[edit]

Roth wrote her first book,Divergent,while on winter break in her senior year atNorthwestern University,and found an agent by the following March.[4][9][11]Her career took off rapidly with the novel's success; the publishing rights sold before she graduated from college in 2010 and the film rights sold mid-March 2011, before the novel was printed in April 2011.[4][12][13][14]Her first two novels sold over five million copies worldwide by fall 2013, just as the film based on the first novel was wrapping up.[15]

Roth sold the film rights toThe Divergent SeriestoSummit Entertainment.[14][16][17]The filming ofDivergent,the adaptation of the first book in the series, started in April 2013, and the film was released in March 2014. On March 21, 2014, Lionsgate officially greenlit thefilm adaptationofInsurgent.[18][19]The film was released on March 20, 2015.[20]On April 11, 2014,Summit Entertainmentannounced that the third book,Allegiant,would be split into two films, part 1 and part 2. Former Part 1 is calledThe Divergent Series: Allegiant,and was released on March 18, 2016, and former Part 2 is namedThe Divergent Series: Ascendant,and was scheduled to be released on March 24, 2017.[21][22]The theatrical release forAscendantwas cancelled in favor of it being a television film and spinoff series.[23]The television film and spinoff series were later cancelled.[24]

Roth has written four short stories from character Tobias Eaton's point of view.The Transferis the first of four short stories, which tells some of Tobias's life prior toDivergent.It was released on September 3, 2013.[25]The second story is titledThe Initiate.[26]The stories are sold separately as e-books and also bound together under the titleFour: A Divergent Story Collection.[27]The last two short stories of Tobias's stories are titledThe SonandThe Traitor.[28]The story collection was published in several forms in July 2014.[29]The novellaFree Four: Tobias Tells the Storyis chapter thirteen ofDivergentin Tobias's point of view, and was released for Kindle in 2012 in the United States and in 2013 in the UK.[30]

Publisher HarperCollins announced a two-book deal with Roth for publication of two young adult novels. The first book,Carve the Mark,was published on January 17, 2017[31][32]and the sequel, titledThe Fates Divide,was released on April 10, 2018.[33]An epilogue toDivergent,titledWe Can Be Mended,was announced in December 2016. It could either be purchased independently or included as an extra with aCarve the Markpre-order.[34]

In October 2018,HarperCollinsannounced another two-book deal with Roth. The first is a collection of short stories titledThe End and Other Beginningswhich take place in a future with advanced technology. One of the stories in the collections,Inertia,has been optioned for film adaptation byFox 2000 Pictures.[35]

John Joseph Adams Booksacquired Roth's bookChosen Onesfor publication on April 6, 2020.[36][37]

Bibliography[edit]

Awards[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Veronica Roth".Newsmakers.2.Gale Student Resources in Context. September 5, 2014.RetrievedNovember 20,2016.
  2. ^abcdWainwright, Natalie (July 5, 2011)."'Divergent': A Bestseller Built in Evanston ".Evanston Roundtable.Archived fromthe originalon October 17, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 13,2016.
  3. ^abLizluby; Goetze, Catherine (October 6, 2013)."365BarringtonTV Interviews DIVERGENT Author Veronica Roth".RetrievedOctober 23,2013.
  4. ^abcdefBorrelli, Christopher (October 22, 2013)."The next YA superstar?".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedOctober 23,2013.
  5. ^First Jumper (May 1, 2012)."Missed the Twitter Chat? Not to Worry~Full Transcript of Veronica Roth's Q & A Session [5/1] #InsurgentDay".Divergent Fans (unofficial fan site). Archived fromthe originalon March 15, 2014.RetrievedSeptember 15,2014.
  6. ^Clarke, Donald (April 4, 2014)."Roth's child: Divergent author talks".The Irish Times.RetrievedApril 28,2015.
  7. ^Kidd, James (January 5, 2014)."'I don't want smut on the page': Divergent author Veronica Roth on sex and teen fiction ".The Independent.RetrievedSeptember 15,2014.
  8. ^Roth, Veronica (September 29, 2010)."Christian Take on Banning SPEAK".blogspot.VeronicaRothBooks. Archived fromthe originalon October 24, 2013.RetrievedMarch 29,2014.
  9. ^abLeopold, Wendy (May 5, 2010)."A Book Contract Already! Weinberg undergraduate gets a three-book deal from HarperCollins".Northwestern University News Center.RetrievedAugust 29,2013.
  10. ^Bock, Cathy and David."Veronica and Nelson Married".Cathy and David Photographers. Archived fromthe originalon May 7, 2013.
  11. ^Deutsch, Lindsay (April 17, 2013)."Veronica Roth 'Divergent' video reveal: Book 3 is..."USA Today.RetrievedJuly 10,2012.
  12. ^Truitt, Brian (March 29, 2012)."Exclusive trailer and interview: 'Insurgent' by Veronica Roth".USA Today.Archived fromthe originalon March 31, 2012.RetrievedApril 12,2012.
  13. ^Dominus, Susan (May 12, 2011)."In This Dystopia, Teens Must Choose Wisely".The New York Times.RetrievedApril 12,2012.
  14. ^abCrowder, Courtney (April 20, 2011)."Chicago novelist sells film rights".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedOctober 12,2014.
  15. ^Potter, Janet (October 22, 2013)."Veronica Roth divides to conquer".Chicago Reader.RetrievedNovember 19,2016.
  16. ^Elfman, Mali (July 21, 2011)."Comic-Con 2011: Veronica Roth from Divergent Press Conference".Screencrave.com. Archived fromthe originalon December 8, 2011.RetrievedMarch 10,2012.
  17. ^Kung, Michelle (July 23, 2011)."'Divergent' Author Veronica Roth on Her Film Adaptation ".The Wall Street Journal.RetrievedApril 13,2012.
  18. ^Lang, Brent (March 21, 2014)."'Divergent' Debuts to $4.9 Million, Lionsgate Greenlights 'Insurgent'".The Wrap.RetrievedMarch 22,2014.
  19. ^Gomez, Luis (March 6, 2014)."'Divergent' sequel will film in Atlanta, but what about Chicago? ".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedApril 26,2014.
  20. ^Linshi, Jack (March 22, 2015)."InsurgentTops Weekend Box Office But MissesDivergentMark ".Time Magazine.RetrievedMarch 22,2015.
  21. ^Coggan, Devan (September 10, 2015)."The last two Divergent movies have titles: Allegiant and Ascendant".Entertainment Weekly.RetrievedNovember 2,2015.
  22. ^McNary, Dave (April 11, 2014)."Lionsgate Splitting Third 'Divergent' Book 'Allegiant' into Two Films".Variety.RetrievedNovember 2,2015.
  23. ^McNary, Dave (August 4, 2016)."Lionsgate Offers Confident Outlook for 'Divergent' TV Spinoff: 'There's a Tremendous Fandom'".Variety.RetrievedFebruary 6,2019.
  24. ^Arthur, Kate (December 18, 2018)."How" Divergent "Turned Into A Disaster".BuzzFeed News.RetrievedFebruary 6,2019.
  25. ^"The Transfer: A Divergent Story".HarperCollins.RetrievedOctober 23,2013.
  26. ^"The Initiate: A Divergent Story unabridged".HarperCollins.RetrievedOctober 23,2013.
  27. ^Roth, Veronica (December 7, 2013)."News About the" Four "Stories".RetrievedJanuary 8,2014.
  28. ^"Four".HarperCollins.RetrievedOctober 23,2013.
  29. ^"Four: A Divergent Story Collection".Fantastic Fiction.RetrievedOctober 12,2014.
  30. ^"Free Four".Fantastic Fiction.RetrievedNovember 2,2015.
  31. ^"HarperCollins Publishers Announces Two-Book Deal with Veronica Roth".HarperCollins. March 2, 2015. Archived fromthe originalon September 5, 2015.RetrievedDecember 7,2015.
  32. ^Biedenharn, Isabella (May 5, 2016)."Veronica Roth reveals Carve the Mark, first book in sci-fi duology".Entertainment Weekly.RetrievedSeptember 18,2016.
  33. ^Svachula, Amanda (April 20, 2018)."Veronica Roth dots new novel 'The Fates Divide' with 'little pieces' of Chicago".Chicago Sun-Times.RetrievedMay 1,2018.
  34. ^ab"Veronica Roth releasing 'We Can Be Mended' along with 'Carve The Mark'".Vowelor. December 4, 2016.RetrievedDecember 22,2016.
  35. ^Kantor, Emma (October 4, 2018)."HarperCollins Acquires Two Books by Veronica Roth".Publishers Weekly.RetrievedOctober 1,2019.
  36. ^"NEWS: THE CHOSEN ONE by Veronica Roth Acquired for John Joseph Adams Books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)".John Joseph Adams.August 2, 2018.RetrievedOctober 1,2019.
  37. ^Canfield, David (September 30, 2019)."Chosen Ones: See an exclusive preview of Veronica Roth's thrilling adult debut".EW.com.RetrievedOctober 1,2019.
  38. ^Roth, Veronica (February 19, 2013)."Excerpt from" Hearken, "from the Shards and Ashes anthology!".Veronica Roth.Archived fromthe originalon December 18, 2013.RetrievedNovember 6,2013.
  39. ^Roth, Veronica (April 16, 2018).The Fates Divide.HarperCollins.ISBN978-0-06-242695-6.RetrievedMay 16,2018.{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help)
  40. ^"Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Favorite Book of 2011!".Goodreads.RetrievedApril 4,2021.
  41. ^"Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction!".Goodreads.RetrievedApril 4,2021.
  42. ^"Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Goodreads Author!".Goodreads.RetrievedApril 4,2021.
  43. ^"Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction!".Goodreads.RetrievedApril 4,2021.
  44. ^"Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction!".Goodreads.RetrievedApril 4,2021.

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